TILLAMOOK COUNTY PARKS: Join Us for Netarts Community Park Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Music Sunday June 28th

Come celebrate an exciting new chapter for our community at Netarts Community Park!

Sunday, June 28, 2026

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Netarts Community Park – Netarts, Oregon

Enjoy an afternoon filled with community spirit, celebration, and live music as we officially cut the ribbon and enjoy Music in the Park! Bring your family, friends, lawn chairs, and excitement for a memorable afternoon together.

A very special THANK YOU to:

Tillamook County Parks Department

Friends of Netarts Parks

Tillamook County Parks Foundation

And all of the incredible local community support that helped make this possible!

This project reflects what can happen when a community comes together—now it’s time to celebrate together!

Improvements to the park are the result of the passion and commitment of Friends of Netarts Park. In 2024, the group worked with several Tillamook County organizations and contractors to launch the first phase of new improvements.

The group has been active for decades, with Tim and Lori Carpenter serving as long-time mainstays. Dusty Trost and Paige Stahle are also members. In early 2024, Jay Easton (now no longer with the group) joined and played a key role in helping launch the most recent phase of improvements.

Rachel Haggerty from Tillamook County was an early champion of the project and served as a key liaison with the County. She helped guide the group through the process and encouraged them to seek funding support from Tillamook County’s Transient Lodging Taxes. Director of Tillamook County Parks Dan Keyes was also instrumental in making the project happen. Neal Lemery (formerly with Tillamook County Parks Foundation) played a critical role by helping bring the Friends of Netarts Park group under the Tillamook County Parks Foundation umbrella, allowing the group to receive and hold donations without having to form a separate 501(c)(3).

Additional funding came from existing park funds and private donations. This project was truly a coming together of public and private entities.

Phase One (completed in August, 2025) included:

Resealing the existing courts.
Replacing the perimeter fencing.
Installing new basketball hoops.
Painting and restriping the courts to allow for basketball, pickleball, and tennis.

Phase 2 will involve building a new children’s playground. Phase 3 will involve beautification of the park (landscaping, picnic tables, walking paths, etc.). Donations to the next phase of the project can be made through the Tillamook County Parks Foundation.